Camp cooker



Apr. 24, 1923. v

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Patented Apr. 24, 1923.

STATES SAMUEL C. HULICK, OF SPOKANE, WASHING-TON.

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Application filed May 6,

Be it known that I, SAMUEL C. HULICK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane. and State of Washington,have invented a new and useful Camp Cooker, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to portable camp stoves or cookers. i

The object of the invention is to provide a cooker of thischaracterconstructed so as to support cooking vessels of different kindsand various sizes.

Another object is to provide a cooker of this character having simpleand efficient means for securely holding a frying pan or spider inposition over the fire and which is swingable horizontally to vary itsposition.

With the foregoing andother objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed without L departing from the spirit of theinvention.

v pan holder.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a sidee-levation of acooker constructed in accordance with this invention with a portion of afrying pan shown supported thereon.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail bottom plan view of the Fig. 4 is a horizontalsection taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is adetail section taken on the line I 5-5 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 6 is a similar View taken'on the line 66 of Fig. 1. i

In theembodiment illustrated, a standard 1 is shown composed of aplurality of detachably connected sections 2 and 3 which have threadedengagement at their meeting ends, section 2 being smaller than section 3to provide a shoulder 3 at the upper end of said section 3, which formsa rest for a T shaped coupling 4 mounted on section 2 to swing in ahorizontal plane and from the shank of which extends a supporting arm 5for a purpose presently to be described.

' The section 3 is composed of two fixedly as a bucket, kettle or thelike.

against accidental withdrawal.

- turn freely therein.

1922. Serial No. 558,949.

8 and extending at right angles are two arms 10 and 11 having dependingspurs 12 at their free ends which are designed to engage the support inwhich the standard is mounted to prevent the lower section v3 againstturning in its support.-

The upper section 2 has detachably mounted in its upper end, a reducedextension or nipple 13, here shown threaded into the section 2 and onwhich is mounted to rotate a 'T-shaped coupling 15 which rests on ashoulder 14 formed at the section 2.

Carried by the coupling 15 is a laterally extending vessel supportingarm 16 comupper end of posed of telescopicall engaged members 17 I and18, the member 1 being in the form of a tube, while the member 18 is inthe form of a rod for entrancein said tube and has an upwardly openinghook 19 formed at its outer end to support a bail of a vessel such Therod 18, at a point midway its ends, has laterally extending oppositelydisposed lugs 18" while the outer end of the tubular member 17 has aninturned flan 'e e uipped with diametrically opposite notc es 7 toprovide for the entranceof. the lugs on the member 18 which hold saidmember in assembled position It will be obvious that to insert themember 18, it

will be'necessary to bring the lugs 18 into register with the notches 17before member 18 can enter member 17, and after such entrance, the rod18 will be turned sufliciently to position the lugs for' engagement withthe flange of 'the tube 17 holding the two members against accidentalseparation.

' Mounted in the upper end of the nipple 13 to swing in a horizontalplane is an arm 20 in-the form of a rod having a right angular finger 21at its inner end which is adapt ed to be inserted in said nipple '13 andto This arm 20 is equipped with a plurality of longitudinally spacednotches 22which are designed to receive articles to be supported therebyand prevent them fromslipping off the arm.

Carried by arm 5 at the free end thereof, is a T coupling 23, the shankthereof being connected with arm 5 and the head disposed vertically toreceive a bolt 2a which connects to the coupling a pair of pivotedlaterally extending pan supporting arms 25 and 26, the inner ends ofwhich are flattened and apertured, being arranged in superposed relationto receive bolt 24. The arms 25 and 26 are provided at their outer freeends with upstanding fingers 28 designed to form rests for the bottom ofa pa P, to be supported thereby.

A plate or metal strip 29 is carried by the bolt 24 near the lower endof the coupling 23 and the fiat head-27 of arm 26, and operates to limitthe opening movement of the arms 25 and :26, being provided withdepend.- ing ears30 for this purpose. These cars 30 engage the outeredges of the heads of the arms-25 and 26 when swung to their extremelimit, as shown in Fig. 2, to preventthe arms from swinging out fromunder thepan being supported thereby. The upper face of plate 29 at itsrear edge between the lugs 30 has an upstanding lip 31 which is designedto enter a "recess 32 formed'in the loweredge ofthe head of the coupling23, whereby the plate is held against turning relatively thereto.Mounted on the bolt 24: above the coupling 23 is a lock nut 24? which isdesigned to hold the members ust described in operative position..

' A pan clamping member is also carried by arm 5 and comprises a plate3% having one end bifurcated, and the turcations 35 and 36 thereof, bentdownwardly to receive *between them, an upstanding lug33 carried by arm5 and pintle 33 passing through said furcations and lug as is shownclearly in Figv l.

The plate 34: is longitudinally slotted as shown at 37 to receive thebolt 2a which has athumb nut 2e" mounted thereon over said plate, whichis designed to be adjusted to vary the vertical position of the platefor a purpose presently to be described. The front or outer end of theplate 34 is bent downwardly and inclined outwardly to form a clampinglip or jaw 38 with which cooperatcs a jaw 39 fixedly mounted on thelower ,face of the plate 34 at a point "spacedinwardly from lip 38, andwhich is of a length considerably greater than said lip. These members 351 and39 are designed to receive between them the upper edge of thefrying pan P as is shown clearly in Fig. 1, the plate being adjustableto vary the clamping action on the pan and to adapt it to be used inconnection with pans of different heights, the bottom of the pan restingon the fingers 28 of arm 26, whereby a three point suspension isprovided for the pan.

A plate spring 40 has one end fixedly secured to the lower face of plate34- adjacent the slot 37 therein and is bowed as shown not in use andstored in comparatively small space, and when desired for use may bequickly set up by simply screwing section 2 into section 3 and the arms10 and 11 into coupling 8, then placing the head or coupling oversection 2 and the head of the coupling 15 over the nipple 13, theninsertingthe'rod 20 in said nipple and the device is ready for use, itbeing understood of course, that the sharpened portion of the groundsection 7 is driven into the earth, or other support after the arms 10and 11 have been mounted thereon, so that the apparatus will be heldsecurely in operative position against turning.

I claim 1. In a device of the class described, a standard having supportengaging means and means to hold it against turning relative to itssupport, a laterally extending arm carried by-said standard and havingclamping jaws, and a pan rest to form a three point suspension means fora pan.

2. A device of the class described comprising. a standard composed of aplurality of sections detachably connected, an arm mounted to swinglaterally on said standard having a T. head on its outer 'end, apair'o'f pivoted arms carried by said head, means for limiting theopening movement of said arms, said arms having upturned fingers attheir free ends, and a clamp mounted above said pivoted arms adjacentthe inner end thereof to cooperate therewith to support a pan inoperative position.

3. A device of the class describedcomprising a standard having alaterally extending arm mounted thereon, pan supporting arms carried bysaid first mentioned arm and pivoted to swing toward and away from'eachother,a plate having downturned lugs to limit the opening movement ofsaid swinging arms and a resiliently mounted plate having a pan clampfor cooperation with said swinging arms to hold a pan supported thereby.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing-as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL C. HULICK. VVitnesses:

RICHARD MARSH, GEORGE R. Tnnrnn.

